Mind & Body

Oxytocin Appears To Make Hypnotherapy Clients “Quack Like A Duck!” Once and for all, it looks like we can we conclusively answer the inevitable question that most everyone asks about hypnosis, and that is “Can you make me quack like a duck?” And oxytocin appears to be the hormone responsible …

You may not be aware of it, but you dream every night. Your dreams are simply a manifestation of your mind, and the mind has no off-switch, so, whether you remember or not, you dream. Since they happen anyway, why not put them to good use in creating the life …

Neuro-Linguistic-Programming, NLP is the study of successful thinking that creates the successful behavior. NLP is the teaching of how to use your own brain and mind. Your eyes can not see, your ears can not hear. What happens is that you get all message units from external world and after …

Dr. Michael McCullough and Robert Emmons, both psychologists, conducted a study at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Splitting the study participants into three groups, the doctors assigned each person to keep a daily diary. The first group was to write about whatever events occurred that day, whether positive or negative. …

Acute pain is your body’s way of bringing your awareness to an immediate issue. It is an essential biological signal that says, “Pay attention. Something just happened. Something is wrong.” Chronic pain is different. It may increase or decrease in severity but it is the longevity of the complaint that …

MODULATING PAIN WITH HYPNOSIS – (Part 1) Pain is an interesting concept. I say “concept” because it has many components that allow us to perceive it. It is part biological, part neurological and part psychological. Pain is modulated by how we feel and what we think. I recently had the …

We all experience ups and downs in our lives from time to time, with extreme depression and loneliness on one side to great excitement and happiness on the other. However, a person with Bipolar Disorder would have a different story to tell, particularly the fact that for him or for …

Stress is not just a thought or a feeling. It can actually make you unhealthy. It might cause your body to release stress hormones (like adrenaline and cortisol), it can alter your appetite, it may even increase your heart rate. That’s why doctors tell us to avoid it. But life …

Sadly anxiety has become the number one Mental Health issue in North America. It is estimated that one third of the American adult population experiences anxiety in their life – National Institute of Mental Health. To put this in perspective: these numbers are similar to the obesity statistics of 2011-2012. …

The human is a remarkably complex creature. Often, when we’re faced with the misfortune of ill-health, our minds immediately think of doctors and medicine or surgery. But we’re not only physical beings, we’re also mental, emotional, spiritual and energetic, and we can benefit greatly from taking into consideration all of …

A long and healthy life expectancy increasing all arround the word day by day. Here are some tips to help you to live a long and healthy life. Just think how nice it would be to live healthy and actively until you are eighty years old or longer without worrying about health …

1) Breathe Take a few deep, cleansing breaths (be careful not to do this too fast or aggressively as to not cause yourself to become light-headed). Slowly inhale through your nose or mouth, allow your stomach to become filled with air and gently exhale through your mouth or nose, again whichever …

In all of my endeavors over the years I have felt that if I believed in what I was doing then I could find a way to achieve it. There are times for all of us though when we lose our belief in ourselves, in what we are doing, or …

Sleep is so important for long-term health and optimum daily function. Occasional challenges with sleep is annoying but not a big concern. For some of us, trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or both is an ongoing struggle. Happily, there are many natural strategies that can help; I know because I …

Are you one of those people who have trouble shutting their brain off when trying to sleep every night? Here are some tips which may help you overcome the distractions which keep you awake. With a little practice, you can learn to unwind and shut your brain off to sleep …

In a martial arts school there is usually a mirror. In my martial arts school there are two mirrors, and they are huge. They cover the majority of one wall and from their position, a person is reflected in the mirror if they are anywhere near the workout floor. It …

Recently, I have noticed more people are starting to inquire and learn about Qigong. That is a great thing to see. I believe that Qigong will eventually become as common as Yoga is today. However, like Yoga has in the past, Qigong has some obstacles to overcome to become accepted …

Handwriting is an ideomotor activity that links the mind and body together. Because of this, things we write down, especially in cursive or script, is one way to access the subconscious mind. Cursive is more conducive to this as it is more free-flowing and fluid, just like our thoughts. While …

Fear of Public Speaking is one of the most common of all phobias. It’s a form of “performance anxiety”. A person who has a fear of public speaking becomes very anxious and concerned that he or she might even have a panic attack while speaking. They often tend to try …

It is not uncommon for us to be in constant mental chatter. We talk to ourselves from the moment we open our eyes to the moment we fall asleep at night. Unfortunately, for many of us this self-talk is negative and self-sabotaging. The voice in our head is a conditioned, …

Breathing is important. Sounds ridiculously obvious, doesn’t it? If we don’t breathe, we die. As long as we’re alive, we breathe. What’s to think about, right? Many of the healing arts make great use of breathwork. Often hypnotherapists will focus on inhalation and exhalation to help a client go deeper …